Java Class Loader loadClass(String name)

Description

load Class

License

CDDL license

Declaration

public static Class loadClass(String name) throws ClassNotFoundException 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
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public class Main {
    public static Class loadClass(String name) throws ClassNotFoundException {
        ClassLoader loader = Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader();
        if (loader == null) {
            return Class.forName(name);
        } else {
            return loader.loadClass(name);
        }
    }
}

Related

1. loadClass(final File baseFolder, final String qualifiedType)
2. loadClass(final File classFolder, final String className)
3. loadClass(String className)
4. loadClass(String className)
5. loadClass(String dir, String classname)
6. loadClass(String name, Object fallbackClass)
7. loadClasses(Collection filenames, String packageName, File outputDir)
8. loadClassesImplementsTheInterface(String packageName, Class interfaceClazz)
9. loadClassifiers(String dataDirectoryName)